255-136 Purpose
It is the purpose of this article to establish a Merrimack Street Gateway Renaissance Overlay District and thereby to encourage additional smart growth in the downtown core, to foster a range of housing opportunities along with mixed use development components including, among others, distinctive retail, education and education-based uses, performing arts, media and graphics arts, offices, restaurants, public and private access to and use of the Merrimack River, which is now effectively cut off by a substantial and necessary flood wall, to spark the development of marine use facilities taking advantage of the navigable waters of the Merrimack River adjacent to downtown Haverhill, and to encourage private capital to invest in the design and construction of distinctive and attractive site development programs that promotes compact design, creation of vital urban open space, and take advantage of a variety of transportation options, including enhanced pedestrian access to employment and nearby rail access. (See document for complete text)
ON MOTION OF COUNCILLOR MACEK TO POSTPONE TO DEC 18, 2012
GRANTED Yeas 9, Nays 0 105-B

ORDERED: That the Mayor being and is hereby authorized to accept a further bequest from the Elmo D’Alessandro 1996 Trust in the amount of $250,000 to be used exclusivelyfor law enforcement purposes. Said bequest shall be held in a separate account and subject to appropriation by the Mayor and City Council.
PASSED Yeas 9, Nays 0 54-G

Monthly Reports:
Abatement Report was received from Board of Assessors for month of November 2012
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Communications from Councillors:
Communication was received from Councillor LePage requesting to introduce Sven Amirian, President of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the benefits of MASS Save energy programs for businesses and residents.
MR. AMIRIAN STATED THAT THE CHAMBER HAS FORMED A GREEN AFFAIRS COMMMITTEE AND COUNCILLOR LEPAGE WILL BE ON THE COMMITTEE. HE BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THE TYPES OF GREEN ENERGY THE COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING INTO. COUNCILLOR LEPAGE SHARED HIS PERSONAL POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MASS SAVE. HE ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE AN ENERGY WORKSHOP AT HAVERHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY ON DEC 12 FROM 12NOON TO 1:00 PM.
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Communications from City Employees:
Communication was received from Police Chief Alan DeNaro requesting to address the Council and present a plaque in memory of Fire Fighter Hector Segura to his twin sister Manuela Martinez.
CHIEF DENARO PRESENTED PLAQUES TO RETIRED FIRE FIGHTER TOM GARRETT AND SGT. BRIAN PROULX FOR ASSISTING A SEVERELY INJURED BICYCLIST. HE ALSO PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO MS. MARTINEZ IN MEMORY OF HER BROTHER, HECTOR SEGURA. THE PLAQUE WAS FROM THE LADDER TRUCK THAT IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION.
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